Niacin: Details of New Album Krush Revealed
Krush Due April 2 ~ Title Track Streaming Now
After a seven-year hiatus, instrumental neo-fusion supergroup NIACIN ~ featuring legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth), world-renowned drummer Dennis Chambers (Santana, Parliament/Funkadelic) and acclaimed keyboardist John Novello (Chick Corea, Ritchie Cole) ~ will release their sixth studio album, Krush, in North America on April 2. The energetic artwork (featured below) was designed by Brian Ames (King Diamond, Arch/Matheos, King’s X) and gels impeccably with the band’s kinetic 14-track release. You can pre-order a copy of the album now through Prosthetic’s web store HERE.
Krush was recorded at Clear Lake Studios in North Hollywood (No Doubt, Black Veil Brides, Intronaut) with engineer Ara Sarkisian (Steel Panther) while being mixed and mastered by Dino Herrmann (Scorpions, Guns N’ Roses, Meat Loaf). You can listen to the first sample of the album by streaming the title track HERE.
Krush tracklisting:
1. Krush
2. Tone Wheels
3. Stormy Sunday
4. Low Art
5. Car Crash Red
6. Electorcity
7. Cold Fusion
8. Majestic Dance
9. Prelude & Funky Opus
10. The Gnarly Shuffle
11. Drifting
12. Sly Voltage
13. That’s The One!
14. Triple Strength
Niacin (Billy Sheehan, forefront) ~ photo courtesy of facebook.com/niacinband
The moniker NIACIN ~ the common name for vitamin B3 ~ refers to the integral musical role the Hammond B-3 organ played by in shaping the band’s sound, described by All Music Guide as “…part acid jazz, part progressive rock, and part jazz-rock fusion.” Inspired by the likes of Return to Forever and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, the group released their debut album in 1996 on Stretch, the label of jazz legend Chick Corea (who later wrote and performed on a track on NIACIN’s second album). With each member already firmly established in their respective genres, the band set out to form a new sound that combined their jazz and rock roots with inspiration from B-3 legends including Blind Faith, Keith Emerson, Jon Lord (Deep Purple), and Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep). As the buzz spread, the group toured the world periodically over the following decade, during which they released four additional critically acclaimed albums featuring such notable guests as Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Country Communion) and Toto guitarist Steve Lukather.
For the last several years, the individual members of NIACIN have worked steadily on various other projects ~ Chambers, for example, continues to serve as the musical anchor for Carlos Santana’s ongoing Las Vegas residency ~ but in 2012, the group reconvened for the first time since 2006 to write and record Krush. Tour dates are in the works; stay tuned for details.
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